St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick
South Road, Alnwick, NE66 2NU
197 pupils · 94% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Free school meals
- 19.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 March 2024, published 24 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 23 | 41 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 23 | 37 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 24 | 23 | 37 | 24 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 20 | 31 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 17 | 17 | 32 | 17 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Swansfield Park Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Shilbottle Primary School 4.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hipsburn Primary School 4.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Longhoughton Church of England Primary School 5.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School 9.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.